Omega Sword Hands: Seamaster GMT Great White & More

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I started my Omega journey with a 36mm sword hand quartz Pre Bond, followed by a 2264.50 Quartz Peter Blake. From the beginning, this handset has always appealed to me. After the quartz Blake, a couple of skeleton hand Seamasters have came and gone, but in the end I always gravitated back to the trusty swords. I have currently settled on my personal grail, a beautiful ‘Great White’ Seamaster GMT from 2006. The sword handset of this particular reference is really cool. They are a matte silver in the centre, followed by a glossy black coating towards the tip. The silver centre part almost ‘disappears’ along with the brushed steel look of the watch, leaving the remaining black hands with a ‘floating’ look.
I also recently obtained this Omega catalogue from 2001. I figured it would be a fun addition to the collection considering it contains the Great White, a multitude of other sword hand models as well as a price sheet (in Euros). The Seamaster selection in this particular year seemed to consist of 20 watches, of which 13 were sword hand models. I’ll include some catalogue pages and a price sheet below for those who are interested!

Pretty much all of the sword hand models look fantastic imo, you could probably have a great time collecting them alone. Many seem to share my love for the sword hand models, so i figured it’d be fun to dedicate a thread specifically to them. Looking forward to see those sword hands in action! ⚔️
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I agree with you! The sword hands are just so legible day or night and are a perfect combination with the hour markers.

 
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I really like this one. If I had the money, that solid gold seamaster would be a fun flex.



My only minor critique with these is I think the proportions of dial to bezel are just slightly off. If the bezel were just a couple % thicker, I think these would be perfect.
 
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I’ll play! Are you willing to accept a sword hand wielding Seamaster 200 from 1972?


All are welcome, thank you for sharing! 👍🏼
 
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I really like this one. If I had the money, that solid gold seamaster would be a fun flex.



My only minor critique with these is I think the proportions of dial to bezel are just slightly off. If the bezel were just a couple % thicker, I think these would be perfect.
Dont you mean thinner? One of the million reasons that I like the 2254, one is that the bigger numerals make the bezels look thinner than the Bond versions.
 
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Awesome pictures. Is that a 2264.50 with a swapped bezel? The all brushed finish of the insert and flat link strap accompany each other really well, proper tool watch look! 👍🏼
 
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Awesome pictures. Is that a 2264.50 with a swapped bezel? The all brushed finish of the insert and flat link strap accompany each other really well, proper tool watch look! 👍🏼
Yes, I had a steel bezel from this JDM model

And I swapped the hands for sword hands on the white dial for improved legibility.
 
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I used to own this exact reference at some point, and the thought of adding sword hands did cross my mind at the time. I like it!
 
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Hi @Mrpackerguy ,

Where did you find this rubber strap with curved end that fits the Peter Balke, please ?

It looks like the current gen Omega OEM. They do unofficially fit early SMP references but they need a bit of finessing of the spring bars, or curved spring bars apparently also work. I did a write up on it for my GoldenEye.
 
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Hi @Mrpackerguy ,

Where did you find this rubber strap with curved end that fits the Peter Balke, please ?

If you are looking for a good alternative, you could try taking a look at achorstraps? I recently picked up one of their straps in orange for summer. They make these to specifically fit these pre 2018 models. Quality and feel is solid, they have quick release spring bars and are also compatible with an OEM Omega deployant clasp. Only point of criticism I have is the lack of strap length options. There is a substantial amount of excess strap left on my 6,5 inch wrist, but not to an uncomfortable degree wearing wise. Apart from that pretty great, might be worth checking out!